What Happened In June 1885 - Historical Events 1885 June

Historical Events for June, 1885

3rd » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
9th » Treaty of Tientsin (1885) Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with Qing dynasty China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam (Chinese province) Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
17th » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York City or New York Harbor.

4th » Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (d. 1952)
8th » Karl Genzken, German physician (d. 1957)
9th » Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Polish general and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 1962)
13th » Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (d. 1969)
16th » Erich Jacoby, Estonian-Polish architect (d. 1941)
20th » Andrzej Gawroński, Polish linguist and academic (d. 1927)
22nd » Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)
26th » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (d. 1950)
27th » Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)